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		<title>What will the future hold? Think about it.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time has three dimensions, the past, the present, and the future. The first of these, our past, is recorded in videos, photographs, print, inscriptions, and memory. The second, the present, is a constantly flowing flux that is being played out to, and absorbed by, our senses. What about the third, the future? What does the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Time has three dimensions, the past, the present, and the future.<br />
The first of these, our past, is recorded in videos, photographs, print, inscriptions, and memory.<br />
The second, the present, is a constantly flowing flux that is being played out to, and absorbed by, our senses.<br />
What about the third, the future? What does the future hold? What will the world look like in say five, or ten years time?</p>
<p>If we could take a mental snapshot of humanity, a photo of our minds&#8217; thoughts we&#8217;d see what is yet to unfold. For the thoughts of our mind now will become actions of the future.</p>
<blockquote><p>For the thoughts of our mind now will become actions of the future.</p></blockquote>
<p>Wide angle lens anyone? Just don&#8217;t think about cheese when the &#8216;photo&#8217; is taken! <img src='http://thoughtlateral.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>



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		<title>#2 Set Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Confucius never said &#8220;An arrow can only strike the target if the target exists.&#8221; This is because I made up that sentence just now in order to illustrate the point of setting goals. A goal, tangible or virtual, is a marker by which we can measure our efforts. No marker means there&#8217;s no way [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-67" href="http://thoughtlateral.com/2009/02/28/2-set-goals/target1/"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-67" title="Without life goals to aim for we're 'shooting blanks' with our time." src="http://www.denverreynolds.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/target1.jpg" alt="Without life goals to aim for we're 'shooting blanks' with our time." width="300" height="224" /></a>Remember Confucius never said &#8220;<em>An arrow can only strike the target if the target exists.</em>&#8221; This is because I made up that sentence just now in order to illustrate the point of setting goals.</p>
<p>A goal, tangible or virtual, is a marker by which we can measure our efforts. No marker means there&#8217;s no way of knowing you&#8217;re reaching your goal. It&#8217;s the target on the shooting range, the bullseye on the dartboard, the lap time on the clock, the landing light on the runway, the point &#8220;B&#8221; on the Google map, the luggage carousel in the airport&#8230;err, well you get my drift. It&#8217;s the point that tells you you&#8217;ve hit the mark, acheived, or arrived at where you want to be in life.</p>
<p>We take <em>many </em>corrective steps to steer us towards the marker (the goal) till we eventually achieve it.</p>
<p>Want to be successful? Define what success means to you, write it down and set down your marker. Set your goal.</p>
<p>My current goal is 166 more edits away (sic.) <img src='http://thoughtlateral.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>



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